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-- you know, as we move forward in this march for equal rights, i just think it gets less and less defensible -- >> right. and some troops meet in church rec room but some troops meet in elementary school rooms. and that's a problem if they are discriminating. >> it's almost like a public accommodation in the way that the government sanctions the scouts. >> stephanie: exactly. >> it wasn't intolerance that drove you from the scouts it was swords and elves. >> when my troop started doing nothing but playing with dungeons and dragons, i was like i'm out of here. >> that might have kept me in but i cut out after the cub scouts. >> stephanie: maybe elves don't seek to be tolerated. >> maybe they don't. >> stephanie: swords and elves cut both ways. >> i know. >> stephanie: willie nelson holding a benefit for the texas blast victims. a benefit for victims of the explosion. it's not far from where he grew up, he still have a home about five miles north of west. he still has a lot of friends and family there. so we say -- ♪ let's hear it for the boys ♪ >> stephanie: he is always doing great stuff
-- you know, as we move forward in this march for equal rights, i just think it gets less and less defensible -- >> right. and some troops meet in church rec room but some troops meet in elementary school rooms. and that's a problem if they are discriminating. >> it's almost like a public accommodation in the way that the government sanctions the scouts. >> stephanie: exactly. >> it wasn't intolerance that drove you from the scouts it was swords and elves. >> when...
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. >> interesting defense though. i don't know how to work it. >> bill: why didn't he think of that? all right. later we'll be joined by reporters from "national journal" and roll call. a very exciting guest today randy is going to be joining us. if you are into mma, you know him. if you're into wrestling, you know him. and if you're into -- peter that movie i can never remember -- >> the expendables with sylvester stallone. >> bill: actor boxer mma champion randy is ahead too. but first -- >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this tuesday the staff of the "the boston globe" finally got to kick back and relax a bit after last week's long hours of reporting and they came to work to a welcome surprise from their friends at the "chicago tribune." that paper bought lunch for the entire globe staff in boston. it sent pizza with a note reading we can only imagine what an exhausting and heartbreaking week it has been for you and your city but do know your newsroom colleagues here in chicago and across the nation stand in awe of your tenacious cover
. >> interesting defense though. i don't know how to work it. >> bill: why didn't he think of that? all right. later we'll be joined by reporters from "national journal" and roll call. a very exciting guest today randy is going to be joining us. if you are into mma, you know him. if you're into wrestling, you know him. and if you're into -- peter that movie i can never remember -- >> the expendables with sylvester stallone. >> bill: actor boxer mma champion...
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on the other hand -- ♪ you are an idiot ha, ha, ha, ha ha, ha ♪ >> stephanie: chuck hagel defense secretary yesterday. >> in the event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be, is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. >> stephanie: yeah, this is the universe we live in now after the stupid benghazi story. >> benghazi. >> stephanie: they asked john mccain out how president is doing because that's really the barometer. >> that's not the policy. >> stephanie: john mccain, white house response to the boston bombing has been certainly adequate. oh thanks. the response of both state federal and local is certainly adequate. as far as i can tell, they're doing everything that needs to be done. >> what would mccain have done? gone and bombed canada? >> stephanie: the senator from the green room. oh let's ask john mccain how he think the president did on that. all right. john boner yesterday. >> described in a lot of different ways but it was a terrorist attack of some sort. until we know who or why, i don't think we can further define it. >> boner sounding
on the other hand -- ♪ you are an idiot ha, ha, ha, ha ha, ha ♪ >> stephanie: chuck hagel defense secretary yesterday. >> in the event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be, is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. >> stephanie: yeah, this is the universe we live in now after the stupid benghazi story. >> benghazi. >> stephanie: they asked john mccain out how president is doing because that's really the barometer....
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marion wright eddleman from the children's defense fund is a wonderful person, nice round of applause and the other award will go to casey kason and the place erupted. people. >> people went wild. my god. uchsz there to present the award. i don't have to introduce casey kason. if you have ever listened to the radio, you know who casey kason is. if you have ever watched television. have you ever been identified or involved in any progressive causes anywhere in this country especially in southern california, you know who casey kason is. when i was until california working on television and radio and in los angeles and my being chair of the democratic party and protection of the environment, civil rights women's rights, gay rights economic justice, social justice, central america, anti-quandra, you name it. casey kason was there. i marched alongside of him in so many rallies, i can't tell you. he was a wonderful, wonderful guy. he is best known for top 40. once in a while, he moot lose his temper as he did when he was once asked to give a dedication to a little boy who lost -- whose dog
marion wright eddleman from the children's defense fund is a wonderful person, nice round of applause and the other award will go to casey kason and the place erupted. people. >> people went wild. my god. uchsz there to present the award. i don't have to introduce casey kason. if you have ever listened to the radio, you know who casey kason is. if you have ever watched television. have you ever been identified or involved in any progressive causes anywhere in this country especially in...
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everything from mexican-american legal defense education fund to united farm workers folks representing the lgbt community, the farm worker community. the high school immigration sector, the head of the aclu, very broad group of advocates and activists from around the country met with roughly 20 u.s. senators to talk over the details of the bill, to talk over -- >> bill: this is the gang of eight bill? >> the gang of eight bill. the democrats who were responsible for crafting some of the most important pieces were there. senator menendez, senator schumer, senator bennett senator durbin and spoke about exactly what the details are. it is an 844 page bill that had been released at 2:00 a.m. that morning so no one had really seen the language in the bill in great detail. but broadly folks were very happy with the compromises that were struck. there are provisions in the bill that, of course, we wouldn't write on our own if we got to pass a democrat-only bill, there's billions and billions of dollars, additional to be spent on some areas that, perhaps wouldn't be as high a priority. we alre
everything from mexican-american legal defense education fund to united farm workers folks representing the lgbt community, the farm worker community. the high school immigration sector, the head of the aclu, very broad group of advocates and activists from around the country met with roughly 20 u.s. senators to talk over the details of the bill, to talk over -- >> bill: this is the gang of eight bill? >> the gang of eight bill. the democrats who were responsible for crafting some...